Keeping Secrets & Telling Lies Quotes

“Do you know what it's like to find yourself drawn to another person who gives you that missing piece? Who electrifies you with just the sound of his voice?”
― Trice Hickman, Keeping Secrets & Telling Lies

“What dress to wear? What boy's offer to accept to the prom? What college to attend? Which academic major to pursue? -- Those were the kinds of decisions he saw in Alexandria's future. Not what race she would claim? The thought pissed him off, and the fact that he knew there was little he could do frustrated him.”
― Trice Hickman, Keeping Secrets & Telling Lies

“Stepping out there is easy if you don't have anything to risk." "Life's a risk. It's what you make of it that counts.”
― Trice Hickman, Keeping Secrets & Telling Lies

“Victoria didn't know why, but something in her daughter's tone put a chill on her arm.”
― Trice Hickman, Keeping Secrets & Telling Lies

“She'd heard more than a few of her friends and clients complain about their dead sex lives, citing disgruntled husbands, over-active children, and under-active libidos as major culprits. One of her best friends, Debbie Long, who was like the sister she never had, had recently confided that since the birth of her son seven years ago, her love life with her husband had dwindled to a state of near non-existence. "We're like rommmates," Debbie had told Victoria a few months ago. "We love each other but the passion is gone. We're just going through the motions. As a matter of fact, I can't remember the last time Rob and I made love," she'd complained.”
― Trice Hickman, Keeping Secrets & Telling Lies

“His mother had taught him at an early age that information was power, and that as long as he kept information to himself, no one could use anything against him.”
― Trice Hickman, Keeping Secrets & Telling Lies

“He knew that at times his need for privacy frustrated her, because she wanted him to share more, but he was operating from a learned behavior, still trying to navigate his new course.”
― Trice Hickman, Keeping Secrets & Telling Lies